On 18/03/2010 7:08 AM, Dan Kelley wrote:
> I have never used -> but I noticed at
>>http://github.com/jiho/r-utils/blob/master/beamer_colors.R>> that some people do. In fact, the above-named code has a sort of elegance about it (except for the use of "=" for assignment...). To my eye, -> calls to mind a type of assignment that is meant to stand out. For example, perhaps it would make sense to use -> to assign to things that are not expected to vary through the rest of the code block.
>> Q1: is there a convention, informal or otherwise, on when to use the -> operator?
My recommendation would be "never". It's rarely used and unnecessary,
so you'll just confuse people. It also looks identical to the ->
operator in C for pointing to a member of a structure, another cause for
confusion for some people.
Duncan Murdoch
>> Q2: if there is no convention, but if people think a convention might help, what would that convention be?
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